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Entry: Race, Nationalism, and Patriotism, Part II: Nationalism Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/race_nationalism_and_patriotism_part_ii_nationalism#15648 Post contents: "As Pope John Paul II writes, “[N]ationalism involves recognizing and pursuing the good of one’s own nation alone, without regard for the rights of others.” It is insular, and not in a good sense; it not only assumes the superiority of one’s nation over the nations of others (which is not necessarily a bad thing in itself), but it refuses to acknowledge or understand that others might regard their nation in the same way." The above is not a description of nationalism; it is a description of chauvinism. Please do not play the socialist's game of confusing the meaning of words so that rational debate becomes impossible. It makes no sense to love one's own country (ie be a nationalist) and not allow that others should have the same right. Sent at: 2008 07 24